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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Hammers have recorded 12 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 27 Oct | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Chelsea | 2 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 20 Jan | Chelsea | 5 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Blues, with 4 goals against.
The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Hammers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 79 points from the 32 games played. West Ham Utd.'s 46 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 4 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| West Ham Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |